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The man, who was dressed in FDNY turnout gear and attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose, also interfered with Morganton crews’ firefighting efforts
The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire
Vancouver firefighters positioned Engine 1 beneath the man to lessen his fall, which came as the man attempted to rest his feet on a second line
Fire investigators say they dismissed the earlier report as the theory wasn’t supported by evidence; a man is charged with setting a fire where two Toledo firefighters died
The receipts from Mankato businesses, Else’s girlfriend’s testimony and an investigation by a private investigator were offered as evidence
The couple has been accused of targeting dozens of unsuspecting victims since mid-summer
Professor Rick Rosenfeld said since crime is up, firefighters should patrol the streets in their downtime to stem violent crime
Chris Coleman, 20, has been charged with more than 20 criminal counts over the last three years, including several for public drunkenness and theft
Ernest Stoudemire, 52, was set to be sentenced on ethics violations after pleading guilty to using his public office for personal gain
Grant Taylor, 22, spent at least 18 days in mental health hospitals in the past three years
Women in suggestive poses and wearing Atlanta Fire Rescue gear appeared on the website Backpage.com, which advertises escort services
Richard Zmuda, 41, is accused of deceiving an elderly aunt by advising her to set up a bank account and then stealing nearly $48,000 from her
Officials said they want to reinstate the company, but only when leadership has been restructured and they can prove things will get better
In 2010, Stewart dedicated an episode of “The Daily Show” to shame Congress into passing the Zadroga Act
The theft charge Tara Lindquist faces carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine
The gear was stolen while some of the firefighters were asleep during a break; one firefighter’s jacket and helmet were stolen
The charges make Chief Patrick Kelly the third consecutive chief to leave the embattled department under a cloud of controversy
Fire chiefs should be on the tiller of the “good ship” fire service, with fire boards relegated to the daunting and underappreciated job of rowing
Commission chair: “We’ll stop half the country from taking an interest in something that was just said in passing.”
He rarely left his room at his parents’ house where he posted his boasts on a site frequented by ISIS supporters; he confided in an online acquaintance that he was an “online troll” who liked to stir up trouble through hoaxes
Authorities started making arrests in April after allegations surfaced that firefighters used a sausage to assault a colleague
The two firefighters, including a former fire chief, were also are charged with distributing the drugs to each other
A man in a motorized wheelchair stole an SCBA tank, firefighting mask and backpack; he was later arrested and the items were returned
Town officials said it’s the second time the department has been investigated; volunteers say closing them down will increase response time
The sheriff’s department said the woman was 32 years old and had been on the force for two years; her husband had worked with the Los Angeles County Fire Department for five years
There have been eight fires set in abandon buildings, leaving firefighters exhausted and one with a minor injury
There are now five suspicious fires in abandon buildings that were set between 6 p.m. and midnight in the past week
No one was injured in Friday’s fire, which started around 3:30 a.m. in the college town of Pullman.
The mayor called the proposed uses “pretty specious” and “silly” and said the devices should be illegal in Michigan
The firefighters allege that the fire department failed to accurately calculate their regular rates for overtime compensation
The jury will convene to consider a sentence; the death penalty is not under consideration and the minimum he could receive would be 21 years
The firefighter, a lieutenant with 20 years on the job, used the N-word on the page of an anti-immigrant group
One firefighter claimed the seatbelt alarms were too loud and threatened to go to the media; that rig was sent to a different station and another firefighter suspended
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